Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Larry Bird and David Thompson

This is the detail of NBA games in which Larry Bird and David Thompson played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Larry Bird has a 7-1 winning record over David Thompson. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Larry Bird:
1979-80 to 1991-92
David Thompson:
1976-77 to 1983-84
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Larry Bird
7
7
0
David Thompson
1
1
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 27.3 11.4 7.5 2.31.5
David Thompson 9.0 3.0 0.90.50.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 34 16 13 34
David Thompson 20 7 3 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Larry Bird 8

games
8

games
8

games
7

games
4

games
David Thompson 0

games
0

games
0

games
0

games
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
1

game
3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1979-80 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1979
1. Celtics 119   Larry Bird 29 7 8 2 1 2 5 35 12-18 .667 1-2 .500 4-6 .667
Nuggets 97   David Thompson 6 3 1 0 1 6 0 12 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1980-81 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 23, 1980
2. Celtics 136   Larry Bird 27 9 4 2 0 7 4 40 13-19 .684 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Nuggets 128   David Thompson 10 3 0 1 0 3 1 23 5-11 .455 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 15, 1981
3. Celtics 120   Larry Bird 28 14 8 2 4 3 44 13-25 .520 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Nuggets 118   David Thompson 10 1 3 0 0 5 19 3-10 .300 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
1981-82 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 1982
4. Celtics 145   Larry Bird 34 10 7 1 3 6 2 40 15-29 .517 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Nuggets 144   David Thompson 9 3 0 1 0 2 2 14 4-11 .364 0-0 - 1-2 .500
1982-83 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 16, 1983
5. Celtics 108   Larry Bird 24 16 6 3 0 1 3 43 11-24 .458 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Supersonics 100   David Thompson 9 4 2 0 0 4 0 24 4-10 .400 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 09, 1983
6. Celtics 106   Larry Bird 27 11 8 3 3 3 4 42 11-24 .458 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000
Supersonics 112   David Thompson 20 7 1 1 0 4 1 28 8-12 .667 0-0 - 4-5 .800
1983-84 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 17, 1984
7. Celtics 111   Larry Bird 30 13 13 3 1 5 3 44 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Supersonics 100   David Thompson 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 04, 1984
8. Celtics 117   Larry Bird 19 11 6 2 0 3 1 30 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Supersonics 93   David Thompson 8 2 0 1 1 2 2 16 3-8 .375 0-0 - 2-3 .667